About Alexi Lalas

Panayotis Alexander Lalas is a retired American soccer player who played mostly as a defender for the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Following his playing career, Lalas served as President and General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
He currently works as an analyst with ESPN and ABC Sports.

It happened very, very quickly. We felt it was appropriate. We came into the draft drafting for the best player. It had nothing to do with needs or positions, that's the philosophy this year and we felt by getting Marvell we were getting the best player, the most attractive player.

We would love nothing more than to have Landon back in an Earthquakes uniform, but evidently this is not what he wants. It's clear that his desire, from a personal and professional standpoint, is to play in Los Angeles.